Post by bort on Sept 19, 2007 16:34:40 GMT
About:
This build can reach the maximum effective listen skill possible (120) with very little help from gear, making it particularly good at piercing conceal.
The build also has the usual Bard features (great class skills, nice buffs, song and curse..)
Make sure to choose the clairvoyance/clairaudience spell for the +10 bonus to listen it provides when cast on yourself.
The build's actual AB is 90 at short range (point blank shot) or 89 otherwise. Using a WIS artifact would bump this and your AC up by one.
As it's a Zen Archer, it does unfortunately suffer a little from a lower Parry skill and a lesser ability to resist Dex based KD/Dom checks.. but that's avoidable in most cases by not standing next to things that produce those checks
I'm pretty certain I haven't got this tweaked to perfection yet, so suggestions on how to improve it are more than welcome.
Race/Subrace:
Half Elf / Planewalker
It's also feasible with other subraces, such as Fallen Angel, Doppleganger and Wraith, with different starting stats. Yukio is workable if you don't mind the appearance and less optimum stats in exchange for free feats (making room for save feats)
Quite a few of the BUR races would work well for this.
Stats (pw mods):
dex 12 (14) - 13 dex required for rapid shot
con 14 (16)
wis 16
int 12 (14)
cha 14
Progression:
Bard16/AA4/Bard19/Monk1 (alignment change to lawful needed for monk level)
Skills:
Listen
Discipline
Parry
Heal - for the Regen effect from healing circle
Tumble
Perform
Feats:
bonus bard feat: lasting inspiration
bonus bard feat: lingering song
bonus bard feat: great cha
bonus bard feat: great cha
bonus bard feat: curse song
1. point blank shot
3. weapon prof martial
6. weapon focus longbow
9. rapid shot
12. toughness
15. improved crit
18. zen archery
21. epic weapon focus
24. epic prowess
27. great wis 1
30. great wis 2
33. great wis 3
36. great wis 4
39. great wis 5
42. great wis 6
45. great wis 7
48. great wis 8
51. great wis 9
54. great wis 10
57. legendary weapon focus
60. Epic Fort
Thoughts:
My initial thoughts are that Blind Fight is probably needed for areas where Listen doesn't work (I think it was Claus who pointed this out in Zerr's DD thread), improved crit could probably be dropped for that, and possibly toughness could be dropped to allow Great Fortitude in it's place and Legendary Fortitude in place of Epic Fortitude.
I wish I had Erinyes.